Digger Phelps finally found his way to West Lafayette, not as Notre Dame basketball coach but as a member of ESPN's College GameDay crew in town for the Big Ten showdown between No. 14 Purdue and No. 17 Michigan State.

The Boilermakers were more than ready for prime time, with E'Twaun Moore scoring a game-high 26 points in an 86-76 victory.

"These are great memories, having College GameDay here," Moore said. "This was something we looked forward to for the last few years, and it has us pumped the whole day for this game. It showed. We came out ready to play."

Center JaJuan Johnson scored 13 of his 20 points in the second half and Lewis Jackson scored a career-high 19.